Reduced incidental projection of in-dash projector
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJohn Robert Van Wiemeersch, Ryan Joseph Gorski, Brendan Francis Diamond, Haibo Zhao, Janice Lisa Tardiff
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Abstract
A vehicle-integrated projector projects an image onto a window of a vehicle including a layer of holographic film. Upon detecting a sensed condition indicative of a possible projection of the image onto a surface beyond the window, projection of the image is adjusted to diminish a visibility of the projection of the image beyond the window independent of headlight actuation.
Claims20
A computing device, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the processor such that the computing device is programmed to:
- project an image from a vehicle-integrated projector for a heads-up display onto a window of a vehicle including a layer of holographic film;
- and
- upon detecting a sensed condition indicative of a possible projection of the image onto a surface beyond the window, adjusting projection of the image to diminish a visibility of the projection of the image beyond the window independent of headlight actuation.
A method of restricting viewing of an image from a HUD projector projecting beyond a window, the method comprising the steps of:
- projecting an image from a vehicle-integrated projector for a heads-up display onto a window of a vehicle including a layer of holographic film;
- and
- upon detecting a sensed condition indicative of a possible projection of the image onto a surface beyond the window, adjusting projection of the image to diminish a visibility of the projection of the image beyond the window independent of headlight actuation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.